Improvement in lath-holders



B. W. HOYT. Lath-Holder.

No. 198,388. Patented Dec. 18,1877.

IN VENTOR W6 ATTORNEYS.

NJEI'ERfi PNDTWUTHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. ,D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN W. HOYT, OF MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

IMPROVEMENT IN LATH-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 198,388, dated December18, 1877 application filed October 6, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN W. How, of Manchester, in the county ofHillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new andImproved Lath-Holder, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved lath-holding device; and Fig. 2 is a side view of the same,partly in section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention has for its object to furnish lathers with a convenientdevice by which the work of fastening the laths is facilitated, as thedevice may be supported at any required height of the wall for instantuse, so as to save time, prevent stooping, and admit the ready turningof the device into any position, and which, after work, may beconveniently folded up into small space.

The invention consists of a lath holder or supporter which is made oftwo hinged and locked sections, that turn on a swiveled top piece withsupporting-hooks, the lower part having a cross-piece with curved andbraced arms, in the nature of a basket, for holding the laths, and themiddle part additional pointed arms or hooks, for being supported on thestudding of the wall.

In the drawing, A represents the main standard of my improvedlath-holder, which is made of two sections, B, that are hinged together,so as to fold one down upon the other. The hinged sections are retainedin folded position by wire hooks to of one section passing into sidestaples b of the other section.

The sections B are firmly locked in extended position, so as to be readyfor use, by

a slotted bolt, d, that is guided in suitable manner, and thrown acrossthe joint of the sections into a staple, e, of the upper section.

The extent of sliding motion of the lockbolt d is controlled by a fixedpin, d, and the length of the slot of the bolt.

A suitable catch-spring, f, engages the bolt when pushed into positionto connect thesections, and prevents the return of the bolt during theuse of the holder.

To a cross-piece, O, at the lower part of standard A, are secured, inreliable manner, curved wire arms or hooks D, which are rigidly bracedby lateral bars D. The upper ends of the wire arms are passed over thecross-beam and clinched at the back of the same, or secured otherwisethereto.

The wire arms D serve to receive the laths, forming a kind of basket forholding a certain quantity of them ready for use.

The upper section B is hung, by a swiveled head or top piece, E, andwire arms or hooks E to the furrowing of the floor timbers overhead. Iffur-rowing is not used, a pointed genter arm, E is driven into thefloor-timers.

At the middle part of the standard are arranged pointed wire arms orhooks F, which are driven into the laths on the wall of a building, whenone begins to lath at the bottom.

The middle wire hook F is used for hitching the device near the top to astud. When a certain number of laths of diiferent size are placed in thebasket at the lower part, and the device suspended at the desired point,according to the progress of the work, it furnishes a number of laths inconvenient manner to the workman, so as to facilitate and expedite hiswork in a high degree.

The device may also be used for shingling, clapboarding, and otherpurposes, being, after use, folded and locked into smaller space, formore convenient transportation.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A lath-holder consisting of an upright standardWith swiveled top piece, suspensionhooks at the top and middle part, anda crosspiece with curved and braced arms at the bottom part, allsubstantially as shown and described.

2. A lath-holder consisting of hinged and folding sections, lockedrigidly by slide-bolt and catch-spring, the upper section having aswiveled top piece, suspension arms or hooks at the upper and lowerends, while the lower section has a lath-holding basket made of across-piece with curved and braced wire arms, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

BENJAMIN WADLEY HOYT.

Witnesses B. O. STEVENS, A. D. SANBORN.

